Andrew Fuson, MD
Otolaryngology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1124461108
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (44.8%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Intuitive Surgical accounts for 76.0% of it on its own, with 14 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $12,946 and has fallen 97.8% since, to $279 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in AL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 67 payments — averaging $266.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$14K
- Axogen$2K
- Stryker$727
- Smith+Nephew$408
- Medtronic$366
- Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$227
- plus $808 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$5,47431%
- Food & beverage$4,36924%
- Education$8,00045%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 26 | $13,559 |
| Axogen | 9 | $1,749 |
| Stryker | 10 | $727 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $408 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $366 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 4 | $227 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $169 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $163 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $113 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $100 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $79 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $19 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $18 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$13,082
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$1,421
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$1,309
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$1,309
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$300
- NA$278
- STRAVIX MESH$263
- LigaSure$183
- SMARTLOCK$175
- Acclarent Aera$169
- Inspira Air$169
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$169
- TruDi Probe$169
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$166
- SCOPIS ENT$166
- ENT Sinus$145
- Halo$145
- SINU-FOAM$145
- Grafix$134
- Grafix XC$129
How this compares
$17,844 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 155 otolaryngology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $139 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | $47 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Birmingham
- Michael SillersBirmingham$53K
- Justin TurnerBirmingham$34K
- Bradford WoodworthBirmingham$27K
- Patrick OwensBirmingham$26K
- Kirk WithrowBirmingham$22K
- Do-Yeon ChoBirmingham$19K
- Benjamin GreeneBirmingham$15K
- William BarberBirmingham$13K
- Dennis PappasBirmingham$13K
- Ryan MarshallBirmingham$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.